BRETT KAVANAUGH/GOP/NOMINATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Lindsey Graham had had enough. The South Carolina Republican erupted in anger during his turn to question Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday [9-27-18] afternoon, marking a pivotal turn away from the GOP’s previously measured attempt to rely on outside counsel for questioning the high court nominee. It was a stunning moment, but one that clearly had been coming for days for anyone watching the 63-year-old senator closely. A furious Graham accused Senate Democrats of ‘the most unethical sham since I’ve been in politics’ — an effort to ruin Kavanaugh’s reputation and sink his nomination for the Supreme Court. At another point, Graham said of Kavanaugh’s confirmation process: ‘This is not a job interview. This is hell.'”
–Sarah Ferris and John Bresnahan, “Graham erupts in anger at Kavanaugh hearing,” Politico, September 27, 2018 7:07 pm